Browsing articles from "October, 2009"
Oct
21
2009

ESPN 30 for 30: USFL

In honor of their 30th anniversary, ESPN has begun airing 30 different sports documentary films.  They are calling the series 30 for 30.  This week, they aired a film called Small Potatoes: Who Killed the USFL? The film, directed by Mike Tollin, was a fantastic watch.  Tollin has produced both TV shows (Smallville, One Tree Hill) and feature films (Varisty Blues, Coach Carter).  He also has a history with the USFL, as he was employed [...]

Oct
19
2009

Sports Radio Caller Guy

We’ve all heard these “guys”.  The ones that insist on calling your favorite sports talk show and generally ruining the experience for you.  Generally, Sports Radio Caller Guy can be divided into one of a few categories: Resume Guy – This is the guy that has to give you his “fan resume” with every call, as if that somehow validates his insanely stupid argument.  He can usually be heard starting his call with “I’ve been [...]

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